Genetic Animal Terminology Flashcards

1
Q

Billy goat

A

Male goat

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2
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Brood

A

Offspring from one hatching of a birds eggs

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3
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Broody

A

Hen on her eggs

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4
Q

Buck

A

Male: deer, goat, rabbit or kangaroo

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5
Q

Bullock

A

Castrated bull or steer

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6
Q

Capon

A

A neutered rooster

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7
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Calf

A

Bovine less than 1 yr old or a young seal

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8
Q

Cob

A

Male swan

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9
Q

Cock

A

Male chicken, over 1 yr old

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10
Q

Colt

A

Male horse before maturity

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11
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Congenital

A

Condition at birth but not hereditary

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12
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Cur or mutt

A

Mixed breed dog

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13
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Cygnet

A

A young Swan

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14
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Dam

A

Female parent

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15
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Doe

A

Adult female goat or deer

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16
Q

Drake

A

A male duck

17
Q

Entire

A

Un neutered

18
Q

Estrus

A

Time of reproductive cycle when the female is receptive to mating

19
Q

Ewe

A

Female sheep of breeding age

20
Q

Filly

A

Female horse under four years old

21
Q

Gilt

A

Young female pig

22
Q

Gobbler

A

A male turkey

23
Q

Jenny

A

Female donkey

24
Q

Kid

A

Young goat

25
Q

Gelding

A

A neutered male horse

26
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Stallion

A

Non-neutered male horse

27
Q

Foal

A

Baby horse under one year

28
Q

Mare

A

Adult female horse that is not spayed

29
Q

Heffer

A

Young female cow that has not given birth to young yet

30
Q

Cow

A

Female that has given birth

31
Q

Lamb

A

A young sheep

32
Q

Pony

A

Any equine that is below 14.2 hands high

33
Q

weanling

A

Young horse under one-year-old

34
Q

Steer

A

castrated male bovine

35
Q

Bull

A

Male Cattle, not castrated

36
Q

Bullocks

A

Old steers (older castrated male bovine )

37
Q

Ox

A

Castrated male or female bovine kept for draft purposes

38
Q

Springer

A

A cow or heifer close to calving

39
Q

Broodmare

A

Mare (female horse) used for breeding purposes